KRS-One
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 20, 1965 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Credits
- 36
Lawrence Parker (born August 20, 1965), known professionally as KRS-One (/ˌkeɪ ɑːr ɛs ˈwʌn/; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from the Bronx. He rose to prominence as part of the hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid-1980s. KRS-One is known for his songs "Sound of da Police", "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)", and "My Philosophy". Boogie Down Productions received numerous awards and critical acclaim in their early years. Following the release of the group's debut album, Criminal Minded, fellow artist Scott La Rock was shot and killed, but KRS-One continued the group, effectively as a solo project. He began releasing records under his own name in 1993. He is politically active, having started the "Stop the Violence Movement" after La Rock's death. He is also a vegan activist, expressed in songs such as "Beef". He is widely considered an influence on many hip-hop artists.
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Known for
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016TV
KRS-One
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021Movie
Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
In Living Color
1990TV
Good Hair
2009Movie
Self
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022TV
Self (archive footage)
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005TV
Filmography
Hip-Hop and the White House
2024Movie
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023TV
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mixtape
2022Movie
Self
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022TV
Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021Movie
Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016TV
KRS-One
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015Movie
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
2013Movie
Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012Movie
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012Movie
Self
Rhyme and Punishment
2011Movie
Self
Good Hair
2009Movie
Self
The Obama Deception
2009Movie
Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007Movie
Self
Bomb It
2007Movie
Himself
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005TV
Soundz of Spirit
2005Movie
Self
The MC: Why We Do It
2005Movie
Self
5 Sides of a Coin
2004Movie
Himself
Female American Rap Stars
2004Movie
Red Bull BC One
2004TV
Self
Beef
2003Movie
Self
Hip Hop: A Tale from the Hood
2003Movie
KRS-One
Boricua's Bond
2000Movie
Cope 2 Kings Destroy
1999Movie
Himself
Subway Stories
1997Movie
Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Rhyme & Reason
1997Movie
Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996Movie
Self
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995Movie
Who's the Man?
1993Movie
Rashid
In Living Color
1990TV
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990Movie
Self
Yo! MTV Raps
1988TV
Self
Alive from Off Center
1985TV
self
Paragraphs I Manifest
Movie
Self